Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, was invited to present a paper titled “Comparing the Constitutional Presidencies of Bush and Obama: War Powers, Signing Statements, Vetoes” for a conference on “Change in the White House? Comparing the Presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.” The conference was held at Hofstra University on April 19 and hosted by Hofstra’s Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency.
Alexis Blavos
Alexis Blavos, Health Department, was a presenter on Oct. 6 for the Society for Public Virtual Health Climate for Health Ambassadors Workshop.
Tom Lickona
Tom Lickona, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, joined Howard Gardner of Harvard University, William Damon of Stanford University, and other psychologists and educators asked to advise the Harvard Graduate School of Education on its proposed initiative in social-emotional learning and character education. The educators met at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept. 25.
Kathleen A. Lawrence
Kathleen A. Lawrence, Communication Studies Department, had a poem, “Inglorious Bastards,” published recently by New Verse News. It is an abecedarian about the allegations of sexual assault, predatory behavior and abuse of power by some of Hollywood’s high-profile directors, producers, actors and comedians. Also, she had her poem, “Three’s a Crowd,” a hay(na)ku, accepted for publication by The Borfski Press for Issue III.
Kate Polasek and Mark Dodds
Kate Polasek, Kinesiology Department, and Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, presented “Stuffed fish, vibrating chairs, and anal beads: What’s new in sport cheating” at the Sport and Recreation Law Association conference held in February in Las Vegas.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science departments, was invited by Intercultural Migration and Integration Center in Hamburg, Germany, to give a keynote address on Africa Day 2017. Also, he participated on a panel discussion on “Africa’s Partnership with Europe and Agenda 2063.” The panelists included Professor of Journalism Jane Ayeko- Kummeth from Deutsche Welle, Hamburg, former Minister of State for Private Sector Development Honorable Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo from Ghana, and Professor of Educational Science and Economics Louis Henri Seukwa from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.
Alexandru Balas
Alexandru Balas, International Studies Program, presented a research paper titled “Central and Eastern Europe’s Contributions to Peace Operations” at the International Studies Association’s 56th annual convention in February.
Lauren Scagnelli, Natasha McFadden and John Suarez
Lauren Scagnelli, Counseling and Wellness Services, Natasha McFadden, The Cortland Fund, and John Suarez, Institute for Civic Engagement, presented “Combating Food Insecurity: Tools to Implement a Food Pantry on Your Campus” at the annual meeting of the New York State College Health Association. They delivered their message on Oct. 18 in Syracuse to a multi-state audience.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, wrote two articles that recently appeared on the Huffington Post. “Why Obama Must Embrace the Veto Strategy,” was posted Jan. 5; “Double Congress’s Pay,” was posted Jan. 18. Spitzer is a regular contributor to Huffington.
Kevin Dames
Kevin Dames, Kinesiology Department, Cabel McCandless '21 and Christopher Aiken of New Mexico State University had their article titled "Postural stability in trail and cross-country runners: Time-to-boundary metrics and training insights" published in the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. Their work highlights unique postural control profiles among a cross-sectional sample of healthy adults, collegiate runners, and trail runners.